Harvest MIDI Plugin Sequence Generator User Review by Tommy Zai

INTROHarvest is a MIDI plugin sequence generator that can produce note melodies, chords, and rhythmic patterns.

CHEATING?Let’s get right down to it with a pre-emptive strike against the opposition. Is using Harvest cheating? I’ll answer a question with questions.

• Is using a word processor instead of a typewriter cheating?• Is using a nail gun instead of a hammer and nails cheating?• Is opening up a dictionary or thesaurus cheating?

Harvest doesn’t complete a composition and market it. It’s a tool, devised to “Unlimit your MIDI.” Does it succeed? In my case, YES! Harvest has quickly become one of my favorite tools. The learning curve is shallow. In no time, I was up and running, navigating about and creating. In a word — INSPIRING!!! I particularly find it useful for developing unique melodic leads and basses. It’s also great at tweaking melodies and blasting through songwriter’s block via randomizing. Here’s where I plagiarized my workflow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thEsZGnA7No

WORKFLOW• Open a couple MIDI tracks, one for Harvest and the other for an instrument that Harvest controls.• Select number of bars, note length, and quantization• Input notes or select from a list of preset keys (scales/mode) and chords• Use metronome to tap-out notes (all notes will be in key as per key selection)• Lock-in desired notes and ReGen (randomize) the rest . . . almost like playing poker . . . keep the good cards and ask for a few new ones. Only with Harvest you can keep asking for replacement notes until you nail it!• Press record to print onto instrument track.• Edit and shape as/if needed.• Add more layers if desired.• Add FX to taste (

FEATURE REQUESTS• Stand-alone version• Increase number of bars to 32• Drag-n-drop• Note locking issue identified by KVR Audio Member, Saffran: “Only two options to lock notes, click one note at a time or all notes.‬ If you have 30 notes and want to lock 2/3, that's 20 clicks.‬ Why can't any of them turn into lasso selecting when ctrl-clicked?”• Streamline CPU consumption

SUMMARYHarvest has quickly become an indispensable tool in my virtual toolbox. No regrets whatsoever. It’s extremely musical. If you’re a songwriter of any genre, check this out. There’s a free version, Harvest Mini. If you dig that, step up to big bro. unique workflow for writing music. Thanks, Harvest Plugins, for developing this amazing audio composition software.